Book Reviews
The Pelican Can! by Toni Yuly; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp.5/24 9780316497817 $18.99Yuly’s well-designed picture book presents a series of playful rhyming questions (“Who can soar down close to the shore?” “Who can fly up high in the sky?”) followed by the refrain, “The pelican can!...
Joyful Song: A Naming Story by Lesléa Newman; illus. by Susan GalPreschool, Primary Levine/Levine Querido 40 pp.5/24 9781646143702 $18.99It’s Zachary’s baby sister’s first Shabbat, and the whole family is on their way to the synagogue for her naming ceremony. As they bump into people throughout their diverse neighborhood, a sweet...
Monster Hands by Karen Kane and Jonaz McMillan; illus. by Dion MBDPreschool, Primary Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp.5/24 9780593532294 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593532300 $10.99After reading several bedtime stories, Milo makes the mistake of reading a book about a monster under the bed. Oh, no! In his fearful dilemma, he turns to his friend...
With Dad by Richard Jackson; illus. by Brian FlocaPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.5/24 9780823444953 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823455362 $11.99“In Michigan country on a two-rut road along a stream called the upper South Branch of the Au Sable River,” a young boy sits on his father’s lap in a red Jeep, two sets...
Let’s Go! by Julie Flett; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Greystone Kids 40 pp.5/24 9781771646109 $19.95Every day, a child watches other kids skateboarding past the window and wishes to join them. After receiving Mom’s old skateboard, the child can now practice at the skatepark for real. At first unsure about...
Bunny Should Be Sleeping by Amy Hest; illus. by Renata LiwskaPreschool Porter/Holiday 40 pp.3/24 9780823453412 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823457441 $11.99Bunny has been lying awake in bed—when he should be sleeping—waiting for Dad to check on him. The youngster’s expressive body language and his impatience (“Come on, Dad! Check on me, check...
Under the Table by Allan Ahlberg; illus. by Bruce Ingman Preschool, Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 6/24 9781536231519 $18.99 In this tale of humorously escalating adventure and silliness, Elsie discovers a series of animals under the family dining table, an extravagant catalog that includes an elephant, kangaroo, and penguin. What to...
On a Summer Night by Deborah Hopkinson; illus. by Kenard Pak Preschool Chronicle 56 pp. 5/24 9781797200132 $18.99 In this quiet cumulative story, everyone—and everything—wakens, one by one. Who has woken the girl, the cat, the dog, the rabbit, the tree, the air, and the cloud? The reader and protagonist...
Ahoy! by Sophie Blackall; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Schwartz/Random 48 pp. 4/24 9780593429396 $19.99 Library ed. 9780593429402 $22.99 e-book ed. 9780593429419 $10.99 Picture books about imaginary play can be belabored or overly precious. Not so Blackall’s brilliantly constructed latest. The opening setting is a living room (just a...
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